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KOTA KINABALU: Despatching more vaccines to the states will speed up vaccination in the country, enabling at least one dose to be administrated as soon as possible to its adult population. Welcoming the move, states hope the Federal Government’s pledge can materialise in days to come so that they too can look forward to achieving herd immunity. Chief Minister Datuk Seri Hajiji Noor said Sabah was confident the state would be prioritised in the next phase of vaccine distribution nationwide. He...

Good progress: According to a Reuters report, among countries with a population of more than one million, Malaysia is vaccinating faster than any other country. — Bernama PUTRAJAYA: More than 12 million Covid-19 vaccine doses were administered in the country in July, says Khairy Jamaluddin. The National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister said the country’s daily vaccination rate was now among the world’s fastest, citing a Reuters report. He said the report stated tha...

PUTRAJAYA: As global Covid-19 infections continue to rise with the Delta variant wreaking the most damage, Malaysia is shifting its focus to reducing the number of deaths and hospitalisations, and case figures will not be paramount anymore. National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme coordinating minister Khairy Jamaluddin said with Delta, vaccination remained vital as it had brought down the number of deaths and hospitalisations. Putting on masks and observing physical distancing will continue as...

With most adults in the Klang Valley receiving at least one shot of a Covid-19 vaccine today, employers say more workers should return to the workplace – but health experts urge for more caution.

PETALING JAYA: Incidents of individuals being vaccinated for Covid-19 with empty syringes are currently under investigation and have no links to the vaccines being sold on the black market, says Datuk Seri Dr Adham Baba. When contacted, the Health Minister said that there was an isolated case currently under investigation and that action had already been taken. He clarified that the inoculators involved in the incident at the Malaysia International Trade and Exhibition Centre had been removed, ...

On Thursday, Malaysia hit an all-time high of 13,215 Covid-19 positive cases in a day. The bad news was alarming. But there was also good news on that day. Our vaccination rate hit a new high with 460,158 doses administered. As of the latest information yesterday, a total number of doses administered in Malaysia is 13,621,884 – 9,317,144 individuals received their first dose, while 4,304,740 have been fully inoculated. At least 28.5% of the population received the first dose and 13.2% got dou...

IDCC vaccination centre closed today after staff test positive for Covid-19 Published Modified6:40 am - The vaccination centre (PPV) at the Ideal Convention Centre (IDCC), Shah Alam will be shut down for one day, today (July 13). This is after Covid-19 cases were detected among the staff working at the PPV. The Covid-19 test result was obtained last night, and the centre will be closed to facilitate sanitisation. In a statement today, the Covid-19 Immunisation Task Force also advised all those ...

Focus on the task: A Sunway Medical Centre waste management trained worker putting a label on each plastic bag of medical waste in a special disposal room. PETALING JAYA: Millions of people have walked through the doors of vaccination centres to get their jabs but the nitty-gritty aspects, that are often painstakingly observed to ensure the mechanism at such places is running at optimum, are often overlooked. Work starts at sunrise, with a pharmacist collecting vaccines from one of the designat...

SEPANG: The industrial vaccination programme will be expanded to cover more sectors, including plantation and retail, says Khairy Jamaluddin. To date the coordinating minister of the National Covid-19 Immunisation Programme said 27 industry PPV (vaccination centres) have been set up nationwide. “For now, the ministries involved in the Covid-19 vaccination programme for the economic sector are the International Trade and Industry Ministry, Works Ministry, and Transport Ministry. “The CITF (C...